Navigating A Property Settlement

The Family Law Act 1975 (“the Act“) and case law sets out the basis for determining how the division of assets between spouses occurs. Understanding the considerations of how a just and equitable property settlement is determined, what circumstances provide for...

Issues In Giving A Buyer Early Occupation

Granting A Buyer Early Occupation There may be a number of reasons why a seller is asked by a buyer for permission for the buyer to take occupation of a property before settlement has taken place. Whatever the reason, the seller must give careful consideration before...

Challenging A Bank Guarantee

This is both a cautionary tale for anyone who is contemplating acting as guarantor of someone else’s liability, and a David-and-Goliath story of a battle with a major bank. Challenging A Bank Guarantee – Context Our Lawyers acts for a client who is seeking...

Death Of A Parent: What Then?

The case of Kelly & Landridge [2013] FCCA 1737 provides an outline of the considerations to be made for the death of a parent, when a loving mother suddenly dies, leaving three children of three different fathers and a maternal grandmother to work out the...

RMO Weekly Case Note

Article by: Billy Duan High Court’s Recent Decision on Ownership of a Matrimonial Home – Are Matrimonial Assets Protected from a Partner’s Creditor? The High Court of Australia’s recent decision in Bosanac v Commissioner of Taxation [2022] HCA 34 affirms the ancient...